Airport Features Artwork from Local Artists

After a
successful open call for proposals, the Charlottetown Airport Authority is very
pleased to have chosen Island artists Brenda Whiteway and Tania Doucet to
complete new works of art for the airport terminal.

"We
were overwhelmed by the response and quality of proposals for this project, it
was extremely difficult to select two artists out of such a talented list of
individuals,” said Airport Authority CEO Doug Newson. "Both Brenda and Tania
have been extremely professional to work with and we are very pleased with the
results, which we believe will add some vibrancy to our terminal while allowing
these local artists to showcase their talents.”

Both
pieces of artwork entitled "Sky Calendar” by Brenda Whiteway and "Sailing
Island Skies” by Tania Doucet are now installed in the air terminal building.Sky Calendar

"Sky
Calendar is
based on daily observations of sky and weather conditions recorded during the
course of one year, it attempts to capture visually both the spiritual and
literal aspects of the sky” said Brenda Whiteway. "The vast expanses of the
sky, cloud formations and weather conditions have been sources of mystery and
fascination for people throughout history. For many Islanders the sky and
weather conditions are crucial to their livelihoods, but these conditions are
also important to the well-being of us all throughout life’s cycles, and both
symbolically and literally represent what aircraft arriving and departing the
airport fly through. The sky is both our spiritual embrace and our pathway to
locations all over the world. "My artwork, being in the form of a calendar,
both embraces and challenges the notions of time and schedules which are so
intricately connected with airports and flight,” noted Whiteway.

Sailing
Island Skies

"In creating "Sailing Island
Skies" I wished to build a more expansive vision of my
surrealistic dreamscapes, incorporating a number of Island symbols and allowing
them to interact around a singular focal point,” said Tania Doucet. "While the
airplane swoops playfully towards the heavens, the other characters watch the
impressive display. As is frequently the case in my whimsical landscapes,
the lighthouse plays a central role and in this particular work, inspires
an amusing metaphor. Much like lighthouses served as a beacon
guiding sailors home in the past, the airport serves as the haven bringing our
visitors and loved ones safely home. "I was very honoured to have been
chosen to take part in this project and am hopeful that my work might bring a
smile to many faces as they pass by on their travels,” noted Doucet.